Collapsible go-cart.



E. H. LENG.

COLLAPSIBLE GO-CART.

APPLlCATlON FILED 1150.14. 1916.

Patented June 11, 1918.

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Y E. H. LENG.

COLLAPSIBLE GO-CART.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.14 I916,

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Application filed December 14, 1916. Serial No. 136,834.

To all whom it may cancer-m Be it known that I, EDWARD Hp'en Lime,

' a, citizen of the United States, residing at Montclainin the county of Essex andState of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ,CollapsibleGo- Carts, of which the following is a specification.

,One 'of the objects of the invention is to provide an improved construction of the front portion ofsuch vehicles whereby the capacity; of. the vehicle may be increased at the option of-the user, substantially Without inrangements ofnparts, and applications of creasing the overall dimensions, without complication of partsor anyconsiderable increase in cost of manufacture,

; Otherobjects andaimS of the invention,

more 'or less'b'roadthan those statedfabove, together with the advantages inherent, will be in partobvious and in part specifically referred to in the course of the following 'de- 1 scription of the elements, combinations, ar-

" principles constituting the invention; and

i ap ear. from the claims.

the scope of protection contemplated will Y In the accompanying drawings, 1 which are to be taken asa part of this specification,

and in which I have shown a merely preferred form of embodiment of the invention,

" median line longitudinally of sucha carriage .1 Figure 1 is a perspective view of the forward part' of a vehicle, here illustrated carriage for children; Fig. 2 is a view artlyin section and partlylin elevation, ta en on a and showing the dash or front wall: of the vehiclebody in its usual position; Fig." 3 is a viewvsinlilarato Fig. 2, but showing the 1 "dash in; position reserve as an auxiliary seat at the frontend? of the body; and Fig; l is a detail view in front elevation of'th'ebody of the vehicle, illustrating substantially the subject-matter ja'nd positions a of parts indicated in Fig. 3.

' R ferring to the numerals on the drawings,there areshownatti thesid'e walls of a vehicle body, which are here illustrated as secured toa member 7,which may be merely a frame or ma take the form of a floor for a the vjehiclebo g .t the vehiclebody is showniin F g.1, extend The front wall or dash of tag teases the member 1 and be This invention relates to improvements in 1 Vehicles, as for lnstance, childrens carriages usaid legs 15 bein ends toone of the ash sections 8 or IO adj'acent the line of the pivots 11'; When the tween the sidewalls This dash according to my inventlon comprises a lowersection 8 pivoted at its lower endeither to the frame or floor? or to the side walls 6 as by means of pivots 9,; and an upper dash section 10 pivoted to the upper edgejof the lower dash sectlon 8 as ,by means of; pivots 11. Normally these dash sections .8 andlO are inthe positions illustrated in Figs. land 2, so that together they forinthe dash or front wall of the vehicle body. The pivot or hinge 11 per- In ts of relative pivotal movement between the dash sections only in the direction toward the left in Fig. 2, and the Fig. 2 posi-;,

tion is maintained by means of spring clips 12 or the like secured on the inner faces of thejside walls 6, said clips 12 engaging the vertical edges of the upper dash section 10.

When desired, the dash sections may be;

broughtto the position shown in Figs. 8 and 4, that is to say, the upperdash section 10 is released from its engagement withthe clips 12, the lower dash section 8 is moved on its pivotsback into the body of the vehicle be-.

tween the sidewalls ,6 to the positionshown in Fig. 3, while the upper dash section 10 is moved on its pivots 11 until it lies fiat en the lower dash section 8 and assumes the position of Figs; 8 and 1, when it will serve as an1:.;.

auxiliary seat. ,These seats so constituted L will bepartly, within the body of the vehicle,

between the sidewalls 6,, and the projection vehicle body. Furthermore, by reason of vehicle body, between the side walls thereof, the" child occupying this seathas the benefit of the security afiorded by the adjacent side walls 6. Furthermore, I propose to provide a backrest, indicated in Fig. 4 and compris-i ing aback rest proper or cross piece .14: aiid legs 15 integral therewith of secured thereto, pivoted at their lower dash sections are disposed to constitute a seat, asin Figs. 3 and 4, this back rest is rotated to position as shownin thoseifigures,

and is .held in such position some fastenin' means. In. the drawingsl hav'eshowni or inary turn buttons 16' en the inner faces the fact that the seat is partlywithin the, it

of the side walls 6, said turn buttons passing through appropriate openings 17 in the legs 15, these legs 15 as well as the back rest lt proper may conveniently be made of a single length of strap iron or the like suitably bent to shape. The back rest thus described serves also the function of a brace between the side walls 6 of the vehicle body.

Inasmuch as many changes could be made in the above construction, and many apparently widely different embodiments of my invention could be made without departingfrom the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the language used in the following claims is intended to cover all the generic and specific features of the invention herein described and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a matter of language,

'might be said to fall therebetween.

I claim:

1. In combination with the side walls of a vehicle body, a front wall or dash extending therebetween and comprising a lower dash section having a fixed pivot between the side walls and an upper dash section 'pivoted to said lower dash section, said lower dash section adapted to be turned to lie flat between the side walls and the upper section to lie fiat upon the lower section, whereby is constituted a seat extending partly between the side walls.

- 2. In combination with the side walls of upartly between the side walls and a back rest comprising a cross piece and depending legs pivoted to the front wall adjacent the pivotal connection between the dash sections.

g 3. In combination with the side walls of a vehicle body a front wall or dash extending therebetween and comprising a lower dash section having a fixed pivot between the side walls and an upper dash section pivoted to said lower dash section, said lower dash section adapted to be turned to lie flat between the side walls and the upper section to lie flat upon the lower section,

whereby is constituted a seat extending partly between the side walls and a back rest comprising a cross piece and depending legs pivoted to the front wall adjacent the pivotal connection between the dash sections, the legs of the back rest closely overlying the faces of the side walls, and means for holding the legs in a given pos1t1on.

4:. In combination with the side walls of a vehicle body, a dash member at the front of the vehicle body movable to two positions, in one of which positions it is substantially vertical at the front of the vehicle body, and in the other of which it is substantially horizontal and disposed between the side walls partly within and partly without the vehicle body. y

5. In combination with the side walls of a'vehicle body, a dash member at the front of the vehicle body movable to two positions, in one of which positions it is substantially vertical at the front of the vehicle body, and in the other of whichit is sub stantially horizontal and disposed between the side walls partly within and partly without the Vehicle body, and a back-rest 'member comprising a cross-piece, and depending legs connected to the dash member, and means for holding the back-rest member in pivotal relation to the side walls.

6. In combination with the side wallsof a vehicle body, a front wall or dash member movable to two positions, in one of which it is substantially vertical at the front of the vehicle body, and in the other of which it is substantially horizontal and disposed partly within and partly without the vehicle body, said dash member being connected to the vehicle body by means of a bodily movable plvo. i

7. In combination with the side walls of a vehicle body, a front wall or dash member movable to two positions, in one of use which it is substantially vertical at the front of the vehicle, and in the other of which it is substantially horizontal and disposed partly withinland partly without the vehicle body, said dash member being connected to the vehicle body by means of a bodily movable pivot, and a pivoted member bywhich said pivot is carried, the member being pivoted to the body.

8. In combination with the side walls of a vehlcle body, a dashmember at the front of the vehicle body movable to two positions, in one of which positions it is substantially vertical at the front of the vehiclebody, and mtheiother of which it is substantially horizontal and disposed betweenthe side walls partly within and partly without the vehicle body, and means arranged to sustain the-dash in either of its two adjusted posltlons.

9. In combination with the sidewalls of a yelucle body, a. dash member atthe front of the vehicle body movable to two positions, in one of which positions it is sub stantially vertical at the front of the vehicle body, and in the other of which it is substantially horizontal and disposed be tween the side walls partly within and partly without the vehicle body, and means arranged to sustain the dash in its substantially horizontal position.

10. In combination withthe side walls of a vehicle body, a dash member at the front of the vehicle body movable to two positions, in one of which positions it is substantially vertical at the front of the vehicle body, and in the other of which it is substantially horizontal and disposed between the side walls partly within and partly without the vehicle bod and means associated with the sides and arranged to sus tain the dash in its substantially horizontal position. 11. In combination with the side walls of a vehicle body, a dash-member transversely pivoted between said sides, a portion of said dash being movable to the rear of said pivot and means arranged to coact with said portion to sustain the dash member in substantially horizontal position. I

12. In combination with the side walls of a vehicle body, a dash member transversely pivoted between said sides, a portion of said dash being movable to the rear of said pivot' and means associated with the sides behind said pivot and arranged to coact with said portion to sustain the dash member in substantially a horizontal position.

13. In combination with the side walls of a vehicle body, a dash member transversely pivoted between said sides, a portion of said dash being movable to the rear of said pivot, and a cross frame pivotally supported between said sides and connected to said portion and arranged to swing to form a back rest when the dash portion is moved rearwardly.

14:- In combination with the side walls of a vehicle body, a dash member transversely Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the pivoted between said sides, a portion of said dash being movable to the rear of said pivot, and a pivotally supported cross frame connected to said dash member and arranged to form a backrest when the dash member is horizontally adjusted.

15. In combination with the side walls of a vehicle body, a dash member transversely pivoted between said sides, a portion of said dash being movable to the rear of said pivot, a pivotally supported cross frame connected to said dash member and arranged to form a back rest when the dash member is horizontally adjusted and means associated with the cross frame to hold the parts in this latter position.

16. In combination with the side walls of a vehicle body, a dash member at the front of the vehicle body movable to two positions, in one of which positions it is substantially vertical at the front of the vehicle body, and in the other of which it is substantially horizontal and disposed between the side walls partly within and partly without the vehicle body and a cross frame pivotally supported between said sides and connected to said dash, said cross frame arranged to swing into back rest position when the dash is moved to horizontal position.

17. In combination with the side Walls of a vehicle body, a dash member transversely pivoted between said sides and arranged to be swung into seat forming position, and a pivotally supported cross frame connected to said dash member and adapted to form a back rest when the said member is moved into seat forming position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

EDWARD H. LEN G.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

